calotropis uses

People use the bark and root bark for medicine. Despite serious safety concerns, calotropis is used for digestive disorders including diarrhea, constipation and stomach ulcers; for painful conditions including toothache, cramps, and joint pain; and for parasitic infections including elephantiasis and worms.

1. Is calotropis poisonous?
2. What is the common name of calotropis?
3. How do you use calotropis Procera?
4. What if calotropis milk drops in eyes?
5. Can we eat calotropis?
6. What is mean by calotropis?
7. What is the meaning of Sodom apple?
8. What is the common name of alstonia Scholaris?
9. How do you grow calotropis gigantea?
10. What is corneal edema in humans?
11. What is meant by Pollinium?
12. What is Gynostegium?
13. Which flower is large in size?

Is calotropis poisonous?

Calotropis is a poisonous plant. The active principles are uscharin, calotoxin, calactin, and calotropin. The leaves and stem when incised yield thick milky juice. It is used as an arrow poison, cattle poison (see also Sutari), rarely for suicide and homicide and mostly an accidental poison.

What is the common name of calotropis?

Common names for the plant include Apple of Sodom, Sodom apple, stabragh, king's crown, rubber bush, and rubber tree.

How do you use calotropis Procera?

Uses of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.

1. Uses from NIF Database.
2. Asthma. Mix the flower powder and triphala churna in 1:4 proportion. ...
3. Ear ache. Put the latex in the ear to cure the pain- R. C. Chowdhary, Nagor, Rajasthan.
4. Stomachache. Smear mustard oil on a leaf and warm. ...
5. Arthritis. ...
6. Skin disease. ...
7. Uses described in Literature.

What if calotropis milk drops in eyes?

A 27 year old patient reported with Calotropis plant milky sap drop entering into his left eye accidently. He developed an immediate burning sensation, redness of eyes and photophobia. He washed the eyes thoroughly after which the burning improved but his vision slowly reduced over a period of 2 h.

Can we eat calotropis?

Calotropis is UNSAFE, especially in high doses. It contains chemicals that can interfere with heart function, particularly at high doses. It can cause serious side effects including vomiting, diarrhea, slow heartbeat, convulsions, and death. It's not known whether it's safe to inhale calotropis smoke.

What is mean by calotropis?

Calotropis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to southern Asia and North Africa. They are commonly known as milkweeds because of the latex they produce. Calotropis species are considered common weeds in some parts of the world.

What is the meaning of Sodom apple?

1a : a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked. — called also Dead Sea apple. b : an empty mockery had seen the fruits of victory turn into apples of Sodom— R. M. Lovett.

What is the common name of alstonia Scholaris?

Alstonia scholaris, commonly called blackboard tree or devil's tree in English, is an evergreen tropical tree in the family Apocynaceae.

How do you grow calotropis gigantea?

Plant Propagation Options:

1. Start seeds in late summer and overwinter indoors.
2. Start seeds indoors 2 months before final frost OR.
3. Seed Starting- Use a peat moss mix with vermiculite, perlite or both.
4. Sow seeds after final frost in annual zones.
5. Sow seeds directly in perennial zones.

What is corneal edema in humans?

Corneal Edema is the swelling of the cornea following ocular surgery, trauma, infection, inflammation as well as a secondary result of various ocular diseases. Corneal edema can also occur following over-wear of certain types of contact lenses.

What is meant by Pollinium?

A pollinium (plural pollinia) is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant that are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in plants such as orchids and many species of milkweeds (Asclepiadoideae).

What is Gynostegium?

A characteristic and complex structure created by the fusion of the stamens with the stigma is the gynostegium. ... It is a complex structure produced by the fusion of stamens, styles, and surfaces that are stigmatic.

Which flower is large in size?

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds!